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Press Releases 11/14/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Historic Google Settlement Over Location Tracking Practices (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut, along with 39 other attorneys general, has reached a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over its location tracking practices relating to Google Account settings. This is the largest multistate privacy settlement in… Source link

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge’s record-breaking home run ball hasn’t been seen since it flew into the glove of Cory Youmans on Tuesday night, sparking debate over what the fan should do with the historic memorabilia. “Our offer still stands,” Memory Lane President JP Cohen told Yahoo Finance. “It’s 2 million bucks.” The ball, which broke Roger Maris’ 61-year record for most single-season home runs in baseball’s American League, is estimated to be worth between $1.25… Source link

In some alternate universe, we’re excited about the Detroit Lions today. On Sunday they were without running back D’Andre Swift and receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and D.J. Chark. That’s three big-time playmakers. Without them, Detroit put up 520 yards and 45 points. That’s one of the more impressive offensive days we’ll see this NFL season, given the absences. Finally, the Lions have an exciting team again! Yeah, nobody is talking about that. The Lions’ rapid improvement on offense is entirely… Source link

Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP; SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images Bezos’ yacht was moved from a Dutch shipyard before dawn Tuesday, likely to avoid local attention. After public outcry from locals, it did not involve the dismantling of a historic bridge. Watch Bezos’ yacht make its journey. Jeff Bezos’ megayacht has quietly left the Dutch shipyard where it was built, sans a bridge dismantling and crowds of spectators. The 417-foot vessel, known as Y721 and estimated to cost $500 million, has been… Source link

Candace Parker joined an elite class of WNBA stars on Sunday afternoon. Parker dropped a triple-double while leading the Chicago Sky to an 82-73 win over the Washington Mystics on Sunday, which marked the second triple-double of her career. She’s now one of just three players in WNBA history to record multiple triple-doubles, joining Sheryl Swoopes and Courtney Vandersloot. And, at 36, Parker is now the oldest player in league history with a triple-double. Parker finished with 16 points, 13… Source link

Josh Naylor was stoked. And rightfully so. The Guardians first baseman had a massive night on Monday against the Chicago White Sox as Cleveland rallied from an 8-2 eighth-inning deficit for a 12-9 win in extra innings. Naylor finished the night 3 of 5 at the plate with eight RBI, including a grand slam in the ninth inning that tied the game at 8-8. Naylor calmly ran the bases after his blast over the right centerfield wall. But once he touched the plate, it was on. Naylor shushed the White Sox… Source link

(Bloomberg) — The House on Friday passed the biggest U.S. infrastructure package in decades, marking a victory for President Joe Biden and unleashing $550 billion of fresh spending on roads, bridges, public transit and other projects in coming years. Most Read from Bloomberg The vote was 228-206 and sends the legislation to Biden for his signature. Thirteen Republicans supported the bill and six Democrats voted against it, a sign of the intra-party strains that nearly derailed the… Source link

Jamaica Blair finally quit her teaching job in April, demoralized by the low wages, insufficient staffing, and most recently the challenges from the pandemic. She wants to be a chef, a career decision that took a long time to make. “Last year, I really wanted to leave, but I guess I became complacent. I was too afraid to leave,” Blair, 26, told Yahoo Money. “This is the first time I actually took the leap of faith.” Blair joins the 4 million workers who quit their jobs in April, a… Source link

SAN JOSE — Google intends to rescue and preserve several big reminders of San Jose’s industrial past as part of its plan to develop a transit-oriented new neighborhood on the western edges of the city’s downtown area. An old bakery, 19th-Century Victorian bungalows, a long-time ironworks, a century-old foundry, a historic utility building, and a famed “dancing pig” sign will be all preserved fully or in part by Google as it develops its Downtown West village near San Jose’s… Source link

USC entered the NCAA tournament boasting the Pac-12’s most efficient defense. When it brought an offense to match, Kansas didn’t stand a chance. No. 6 seed USC smothered No. 3 seed Kansas on both sides of the floor Monday, handing the Jayhawks their worst-ever NCAA tournament loss, 85-51. Their previous worst effort was a 60-42 loss to Indiana in the 1940 national title game.  Pac-12 keeps rolling The win caps a dominant weekend for the Pac-12, which sends four of its five entrants in the… Source link